Obituaries

Inez Creasey Highberg, 88, of Bedford died, Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, at Lynchburg General Hospital. She was born in Bedford County on June 16,1919, one of the 10 children of the late William Abner Creasey and Laura Margaret Wheeler Creasey. She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church.

Beunis Murl Wilson Crouch, 91, of Hardy and formerly of Bedford, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Trinity Mission Health & Rehab, Rocky Mount. She was born Dec. 18, 1915, in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Harry James Wilson and Evie Lela Jane Merritt Wilson.

Opal Martin Cook, 90 of Bedford died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2007. Born in Damascus VA on Nov. 25, 1917, she was preceded in death by her parents James B. Martin and Annie Powers Martin, husband John W. Cook and her brothers and sisters.

She is survived by a son D. Keith Cook and daughter-in-law Ann S. Cook of Bedford; a grandson Brian K. Cook and his wife Ginger D. Cook, and a Great-Granddaughter, Lauren C. Cook of Roanoke County.

Rachel Gertrude Spradlin Carter, 82, of Moneta, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007, in Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 3, 1925, in Vinton, a daughter of the late William "Willie" Alexander Spradlin and Mary Magdaline "Maggie" Scott Spradlin.

Nellie Chaffin Updike, 95 of Bedford, passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, at a local nursing home. She was born June 8, 1912, in Bedford County, a daughter of the late Elisha C. Chaffin and Estelle Overstreet Chaffin.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Coy Anthony Updike and two sisters, Willie C. Nichols and Annie C. Ferguson.

She was a retired farmer and was a member of Huddleston United Methodist Church.

Junior Pearl Roach, 95 of Huddleston passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, at Bedford County Nursing Home. He was born on Wednesday, March 13, 1912, in Pittsylvania Co., a son of the late George Roach and Mattie Lee Richardson Roach.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Frances Wright Roach, three sons, Melvin Henry, Bobby Glenn and Billy Roach; two brothers, Calvin and Charlie Roach; two sisters, Lora Arthur and Berta Roach; a son-in-law, Patrick Lennon, a step-son, Robert Krantz and six grandchildren.

Roger Jones Johnson, 57, of Bedford, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, at his residence. He was born in Roanoke on May 26, 1950, a son of the late Charles Edward Johnson, Sr. and Mary Bernice Anderson Johnson.

In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Sue Johnson.